You also may have noticed that there was a bit of a ruckus kicked up by University of Pennsylvania professor John L. Jackson, Jr., in a post on Brainstorm, a blog maintained by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Professor Jackson’s post prompted this rebuttal from Adam and Will, as well as dozens of comments from readers defending FIRE’s work.

And for the second time in a week, a FIRE staffer has helped frame the debate over the collision of First Amendment rights and NCAA recruiting regulations. Last week it was Adam featured in a widely read Associated Press article about a North Carolina State University student who was given a cease-and-desist letter by the school’s NCAA compliance officer over his Facebook site, which encouraged the recruitment of a top high school basketball player. This week Robert commented on a similar situation involving his alma mater, Duke University, for the Duke Chronicle.